For the first time since the summer, the Croatia men’s senior national handball team gathered in Zagreb. After quickly socializing with the media and testing, the national team traveled to Poreč where they will stay and train for the next seven days. As part of these preparations, which are actually the beginning of preparations for next year’s European Championship in Slovakia and Hungary, a friendly match will be played against Slovenia, on November 6 at 18:00 in Novigrad / Cittanova.
The match will be broadcast live on Croatian Television’s Second Program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=vH3_CsOgb4w
Of the 19 invited players, 18 responded to coach Hrvoje Horvat. The only ones who could not play are Luka Cindrić, who has not yet fully recovered from a shoulder injury he suffered in mid-September in the Champions League, and Fran Mileta, who was seriously injured in a Europa League match. Vlado Matanović was called up instead.
Croatia handball squad:
- IVAN PEŠIĆ – HC MESHKOV BREST
- KRISTIAN PILIPOVIĆ – KADETTEN SCHAFFHAUSEN
- MATEJ MANDIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
- DAVID MANDIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
- LOVRO MIHIĆ – ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
- IVAN ČUPIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
- LEON ŠUŠNJA – ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
- MARIN ŠIPIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
- VERON NAČINOVIĆ – MONTPELLIER HB
- IVAN MARTINOVIĆ – TSV HANNOVER – BURGDORF
- LUKA ŠEBETIĆ – HC MOTOR
- DOMAGOJ PAVLOVIĆ – MT MELSUNGEN
- ANTE GADŽA – HC VARDAR 1961
- DOMAGOJ DUVNJAK – THW KIEL
- HALIL JAGANJAC – RK NEXE
- ZVONIMIR SRNA – RK PPD ZAGREB
- TIN LUČIN – ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
- VLADO MATANOVIĆ – PPD ZAGREB
Reserves:
- FILIP VISTOROP – RK PPD ZAGREB
- LUKA LOVRE KLARICA – RK PPD ZAGREB
- MORENO CAR – RK NEXE
- NIKOLA GRAHOVAC – RK PPD ZAGREB
- KREŠIMIR KOZINA – FRISCH AUF GOPPINGEN
- BORNA MANCI MIČEVIĆ – RK NEXE
- MARIN JELINIĆ – RK NEXE
- ANTE KUDUZ – HC VARDAR 1961
Coaching staff:
- HRVOJE HORVAT, COACH
- IVANO BALIĆ, TRAINER
- NINOSLAV PAVELIĆ, GOALIE TRAINER
- MILJENKO RAK, CONDITIONING TRAINER
- DANIJEL BRAJKOVIĆ, CONDITIONING TRAINER
- GORAN KRUŠELJ, PHYSIOTHERAPIST
- MATIJA RAJNOVIĆ, PHYSIOTHERAPIST
- SILVIA JURATOVAC, MT THERAPY
- KREŠIMIR ROTIM, DOCTOR
- TOMISLAV KUKIN, DOCTOR
- IVICA UDOVIČIĆ, DIRECTIOR OF NATIONAL SELECTION
- IGOR VORI, SPORTS DIRECTOR OF THE MALE TEAM
- IVICA MARAŠ, SPOKESPERSON & TEAM MANAGER
- ZDRAVKO MIRILOVIĆ, TECHNICAL
Source: HRS - To learn more about sport in Croatia, CLICK HERE.